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Montoya defends Liberty, saying F1 has ‘outgrown Europe'

Jun.18 Critics of Formula 1's modern direction need to accept that the sport has 'outgrown Europe'. That's the view of popular former grand prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya, responding to those who are critical of the way Liberty Media has run F1 for the past several years. Many of the active race drivers have also been critical of the way Liberty has ‘Americanised' and supercharged the Formula 1 ‘show', including pushing into new, non-European markets at the expense of traditional races. 'I hear the criticism and of course it is a sport,' Montoya told the Dutch magazine Formule 1. 'But what many Europeans forget is that we have sponsors. And fans. The sport is obliged to put on...
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